Shawnee

The city of Shawnee will not enforce future masking, vaccination and social distancing orders from Johnson County.

Wild Bill Hickok was a figure in Shawnee history in the 1850s. The artwork, which was installed on Shawnee Mission Parkway and Nieman Road, depicts Hickok astride his legendary horse, Black Nell.

Kansas City is well represented in the national food competition this year — with The Town Company, Yoli Tortilleria, Drastic Measures and The Restaurant at 1900 all competing against the best in the country.

Across the Kansas City metro, pinball machines are ringing to life again in arcades, bars and home basements — a burst of nostalgia made even more powerful by the pandemic.

Medicine’s Hall of Fame & Museum in Shawnee, Kansas, is closed, and its thousands of items are up for auction.

Kansas’ 39th House District is predominantly white and for decades has elected Republicans. But new district borders and changing demographics have a first-time, African American candidate hopeful about her chances.

Shawnee City Council has no control over who participates in school sports, but approved a document that serves as the city’s public stance on issues that could arise in state and federal governments. Shawnee is believed to be the first city in Johnson County to take an official stance on the issue.

A new initiative pairs an artist with conservation efforts to remove the invasive species of bush honeysuckle in Johnson County’s parks.

The cast and crew at Theatre in the Park in Shawnee Mission Park are used to changing things due to the summer heat. By drinking lots of water and taking other precautions, the show goes on seamlessly.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill requiring the Kansas State Historical Society to give the Shawnee Tribe ownership of a cemetery where many of its tribe members are buried.

Shawnee drew national scrutiny over its new restrictions governing co-living arrangements. Before Monday’s meeting, critics gathered hundreds of signatures for a Change.org petition objecting to the new ordinance, which bans renting to four or more people who are unrelated.

The ordinance bans renting to four or more people who are unrelated. Some social media critiques and national press coverage have said the move "effectively bans roommates."